Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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